School Closings

Schools continue to be closed, and some have declared that they won't open until Monday. For updated information on closings, call the 1-Line at 928-1111 and enter category 7669 (S-N-O-W).

Public schools

Gloucester

Gloucester School Superintendent J. Larry Hoover said Wednesday that the current school calendar probably would remain in effect, which means that today will be a teacher workday, with no classes. Hoover said students still scheduled for midterm exams would take them when they return. Friday is scheduled as a regular day of classes.

To change the regular calendar, he said, would require consent of the School Board.

Gloucester has five days scheduled as makeup days, two of them teacher workdays in June. If the June workdays are used to make up missed classes, additional workdays will have to be found, Hoover said.

Hampton

Hampton City Schools officials decided by early afternoon on Wednesday to keep schools closed today. Two-hour delay for 12-month employees. The high school exam schedule will be in effect the first day students return to school, whenever that is. Spokeswoman Ann Stephens said she expects schools to be open by Monday at the latest. Make-up days will be determined after school restarts, she said.

Isle of Wight

School officials decided on Wednesday to close schools for the rest of the week, although 12-month employees are required to report to work by 10 a.m. today. Employees can pick up their checks at their schools after 1 p.m. Friday.

Officials have rescheduled high school exams for Feb. 3 and 4. County high schools and middle schools will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. on both days, while elementary schools will dismiss at 1 p.m. Teachers will have a workday on Feb. 5.

Mathews

School Superintendent Harry Ward said Wednesday that classes probably would not resume until Monday.

A day of midterm exams has been lost this week and will be made up as soon as classes resume, he said.

Ward said the school calendar still has two makeup days that haven't been used - Memorial Day and Presidents' Day - but that the School Board would have to determine additional days for the remainder. That probably would mean adding to the end of the school year, which traditionally ends a week sooner than for surrounding school systems, he said.

Middlesex

School officials in Middlesex County could not be reached Wednesday.

Newport News

Officials decided late Wednesday afternoon to close schools today for the third day in a row. Twelve-month employees are expected to come to work two hours late today. High school end-of-semester exams will begin when school resumes. School officials are expected to discuss when to schedule make-up days today.

Poquoson

Schools will be closed today, but school officials have not decided if the schools will reopen on Friday. That will be decided today, along with a revised exam schedule.

School resumes Monday with a full-day schedule. No exams will be given. Tuesday will also be a full day, but with one exam. Midterm exams have been rescheduled to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All three days will have early dismissals -11:45 a.m. for middle and high school students and 1 p.m. for elementary students.

The teacher workday is now scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5.

Student make-up days have not been rescheduled, but under the system's approved calendar those days may be made up on Saturdays.

Surry

School is closed today and Friday for students. Friday is a teacher workday.

Williamsburg-JCC

Schools are closed today, except for 12-month employees, who should report two hours late.

The Williamsburg-James City County School Board, in an emergency meeting Wednesday, made some adjustments to the school calendar to accommodate days lost to this week's snow.

School spokeswoman Stacy Bates said the new schedule, which will include midterm exams for some students, is as follows:

* Friday, Monday and Tuesday will be full days for all grades.

* Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 will be half days for students, with exams for students in grades 6-12. Dismissal for students in K-5 will be at 11 a.m., and for 6-12 at noon.

* Feb. 4 will be a teacher workday for grades 6- 12, with no classes. Children in grades K-5, however, will have a full day of school.

Report cards will be issued Feb. 14.

York

Schools will be closed today. Category B employees should report one hour late. Those employees include school board office staff, 12- month staff, assistant principals and warehouse staff. Category C employees should report to work on time. Those employees include bus garage mechanics, 12-month custodians and maintenance employees.

Higher education

CNU

Christopher Newport University was closed Wednesday. As of Wednesday evening, no decision had been made about whether to open today.

Hampton University

As of late afternoon on Wednesday, Hampton University was undecided about the school reopening.

Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University closed Wednesday for the second day in a row because of snow. Officials expected the university to be open today with planned events remaining on schedule. Henry Louis Gates Jr. was still expected to speak at the school at 7 p.m. today. And former President George Bush was still scheduled to headline a Friday rally at the school on his son's behalf.

If officials decided to close the university again today, they will make the decision by about 5 a.m.

TNCC

Thomas Nelson Community College will remain closed today. School officials were concerned about road conditions for students.

W&M

Classes at the College of William and Mary are canceled today. University officials said the sidewalks had not been cleared yet, and ice was falling from buildings.